1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 649及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.
2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 1 Having been a student and teacher in China (at Peking and Tsinghua Universities, respectively), I know qu
3、ite a few Chinese students. Indeed, 【 1】 _ all of them have gone to the United States to 【 2】 _ their studies. Like the larger body of Chinese students in the United States-totaling well over 40,000-my friends live across the vast expanse of the American continent, on both coasts and in the states i
4、n between. They have chosen fields of study ranging from environmental engineering and public policy to history and Asian studies. Yet despite the great diversity among these students in terms of their ages, backgrounds, locations, and majors, 【 3】 _ experiences remain. None are more pronounced that
5、 the inability of most Chinese students to effectively immerse themselves in American society. It seems to me that the majority of Chinese students in the United States have never made the effort to reach out and embrace American life on its own terms, instead, most share apartments with one or more
6、 fellow Chinese students, speaking Chinese and eating Chinese food on a daily basis. In some respects, it is as if these students had never left China. Interactions with Americans tend to be limited to relatively formal, academic settings, such as the classroom or a professors office. Moreover, few
7、Chinese students participate in campus-wide 【 4】 _ activities, such as athletic matches and dances, which would put them into contact with a diverse array of American young people. Rather, most limit themselves to taking part in programs arranged by the Chinese Students Association and, naturally, t
8、hese events are generally linked to uniquely Chinese occasions such as the Spring Festival and National Day. As a result, even Chinese students who have spent years in the United States often difficult to engage American friends in 【 5】 _ conversations about such subjects as American politics, race
9、relations, and popular music. In short, they lack a “feel“ for the country. Chinese students widely acknowledge this phenomenon even as they maintain differing views as to its cause. Some contend that Chinese have difficulty 【 6】 _ the cultural divide on account of such practical considerations as m
10、oney. Because Chinese students come from a developing country and often have to rely on limited scholarship funds for support, they argue, Chinese students simply do not have the financial means to more fully participate in the extracurricular and social activities which would afford them more 【 7】
11、_ contact with American (and other foreign) students. The truth is, however, that most American students are just as poor; it is a common fact of American student life. And in any event, most campus-based social events are 【 8】 _ to meet student needs. Others believe that the reason Chinese find acc
12、ulturation difficult is somewhat more complex. Fundamentally, few Chinese see the chance to study in the United States for what it is: a once in lifetime opportunity to get to know another country from the inside. Chinese students typically focus so single-mindedly on their studies that they lose si
13、ght of the larger picture, that is, their ultimate role as cultural interpreters between their homeland and the United States. To be sure, a Chinese students service as an engineer or biologist is 【 9】 _ to Chinas continued economic construction, but his or her ability to bridge the divide-or often,
14、 the perceived divide-between two distinct cultures is perhaps even more important over the long run. Today, only a small fraction of the Chinese students who have studied in the United States have returned to China, a proof of both the academic and professional success of Chinese students in the Un
15、ited States and the openness of the society in which they found this success. The contributions Chinese students have made to American life are truly striking. Still, I believe that the next generation of Chinese students in the United States-those who will begin the 21st century there-will recogniz
16、e their crucial function in the process of furthering U. S. -China understanding. They will return to China in 【 10】 _ numbers to contribute to their countrys development in unprecedented ways. I only hope that before these students find their way back to China, they find their way into the heart of
17、 America. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview yo
18、u will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Which of the following about Amys background is INCORRECT? （ A） She was born in Illinois and grew up in California. （ B） She went to a public high school. （ C） She graduated from Yale Universit
19、y. （ D） Her parents were very strict with her. 12 According to the interview, Amy was believed to be _ at her young age. （ A） carefree （ B） relaxed （ C） independent （ D） diligent 13 As an immigrant and outsider in the U.S., （ A） Amy was obsessed with cultural and international issues. （ B） Amy chose
20、 economics as a major in university. （ C） Amys parents had high hopes for her in sciences. （ D） Amy paid great attention to markets and privatization. 14 Which of the following about the death of Amys aunt is CORRECT? （ A） She died in a serious traffic accident. （ B） She was murdered at home in Nort
21、h Carolina. （ C） Her death put Amys family in so much pain. （ D） The police report owed her death to robbery. 15 The interview mainly focuses on （ A） Amys university experience in Harvard. （ B） Amys life experience and her new book. （ C） Amys ideas on immigration into America. （ D） Amys general know
22、ledge on international law. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Homeland Security Secretary Michael
23、Chertoff is blamed for （ A） getting involved in a bribery. （ B） dealing in an illegal transaction. （ C） endangering national security. （ D） being negligent of his duty. 17 Michael Chertoff defends himself asserting that he made the deal because （ A） Arabic terrorists will not attack the USA any more
24、. （ B） it is essential to maintain an active trading environment. （ C） there is no need to block a companys control over terminals. （ D） it is not fair to cut off business with foreign companies. 17 Political changes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have reduced the threat of direct con
25、frontation between two alliances led by superpowers. But a critical consequence of reduced tensions between superpowers is the increased likelihood of unrest in places where the boundaries of states do not match those of nationalities. Few Germans mourned the extinction of East Germany in 1990. Reun
26、ification put an end to many hardships for East Germans, such as the forced separation of families, limitations on civil rights, and harsh economic conditions. On the surface, a unified Germany is consistent with the nation-state principle that has governed the organization of the earths surface thi
27、s century. The arbitrary division of Germany into the Democratic and Federal republics resulted from the German defeat in World War II and the cold war that soon followed. Unification of Germany brought together two groups of people who both spoke German and referred to their country as “Germany.“ B
28、ut Germany is not an especially good example of a nation-state. A state known as Germany was not created until 1871. Before that time, the map of central Europe was a patchwork of small states, more than 300 during the seventeenth century, for example. Under Frederick the Great, the previously obscu
29、re state of Prussia was able to control a continuous stretch of territory abutting the Baltic Sea from Memel on the east to beyond the Elbe River on the west. Other consolidations reduced the number of states in the area to approximately two dozen by 1815. in 1871, Prussias Prime Minister Otto von B
30、ismarck was instrumental in forcing most of the remaining states in the area to join a Prussian-dominated German Empire, which extended west beyond the Rhine River. Bismarck failed to consolidate all German speakers into the empire; Austria, Switzerland, and Bohemia were excluded. The German Empire
31、lasted less than fifty years. After it lost World War I, Germany lost much of its territory. While the boundaries of southern European states were fixed to conform when possible to those of nationalities, Germanys new boundaries were arbitrary. Germany became a fragmented state, with East Prussia se
32、parated from the rest of the country by the Danzig Corridor, created to give Poland a port on the Baltic Sea. German takeovers of Austria, Poland, and portions of Czechoslovakia during the 1930s were justified as attempts to reconstruct a true German nation-state. After Germanys defeat in World War
33、II, boundaries were again shifted. Germany lost its eastern territory to Poland, which in turn gave up its eastern territory to the former Soviet Union. In the process, millions of Germans- as well as other nationalities were forced to give up their property. Germany has been pressured by other stat
34、es to accept the relocated boundary with Poland along the Oder and Neisse rivers but some Germans, especially those forced to move in 1945, resent the concession. Germanys western boundary has been no more stable. France regards the Rhine River as the proper boundary with Germany, but Prussia and mo
35、re recently Germany have considered the Rhine to be entirely German. The area west of the Rhine, known as Alsace and Lorraine, has passed back and forth between French and German control, depending on who won the latest war. By living on the frontier between two cultures, Alsace (to a greater extent
36、 than Lorraine) reflects a mix of French and German language and social customs. Because France was on the winning side in World War II, it now controls the area. Germany is not likely to repeat its past policy of territorial expansion through military conquest. Instead, as the most populous and eco
37、nomically strongest member of the European Community, Germany will likely take the lead in setting the political agenda for a united Europe. When the European Community was founded, Germany was a quiet member, content to subsidize inefficient French farmers and impoverished southern Italians in exch
38、ange for acceptance as a respectable ally and reliable trading partner. In the future, Germany will probably gain through economic competition what previous generations failed to obtain through military means: to be the most powerful state in the midst of the worlds largest market. This prospect wor
39、ries its European neighbors. 18 Which of the following is NOT true of the unification of Germany? （ A） It contributed to reducing the threat of direct confrontation between the East and the West. （ B） It helps to alleviate some problems existing in the former East Germany. （ C） It was accomplished i
40、n 1990. （ D） It brought together all the groups of people who speak German. 19 According to the passage, Germany is most likely to achieve its leading position in Europe through _. （ A） military expansion （ B） political efforts （ C） cultural exchange （ D） business and trade 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWL
41、EDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 The Grand Canyon in north-western_is one of natures most impressive sights. （ A） Utah （ B） Arizona （ C） Nevada （ D） Idaho 21 After the Norman Conquest the official language
42、in England was_. （ A） Anglo-Saxon （ B） Spanish （ C） Latin （ D） French 22 _ is the most famous novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald? （ A） Tender Is the Night. （ B） This Side of Paradise. （ C） The Beautiful and Dammed. （ D） The Great Gatsby. 23 Which of the following is NOT a political division on the is
43、land of Great Britain? （ A） Ireland. （ B） Scotland. （ C） England. （ D） Northern Ireland. 24 The English word “modernizers“ is composed of _ morphemes. （ A） four （ B） three （ C） two （ D） five 25 In the word“ books, bags, boxes“, the plural morpheme -s is realized by/s/,/z/,/iz/in phonetic point of vi
44、ew, thus we can call/s/,/z/,/iz/the （ A） morphs. （ B） allomorphs. （ C） morphemes. （ D） morphology. 26 Close by Westminster Abbey on the riverside stands the Palace of Westminster, generally known as the_. （ A） House of Parliament （ B） National Gallery （ C） British Museum （ D） Castle 27 All of the fo
45、llowing are borrowings in English EXCEPT _. （ A） kung-fu （ B） judo （ C） chow-mein （ D） home 28 _ is the capital city of Scotland. （ A） Dublin （ B） Edinburgh （ C） Cardiff （ D） New Castle 29 Who is the creator and a great master of the historical novel? （ A） John Keats. （ B） Walter Scott. （ C） Jame Au
46、sten. （ D） Charles Lamb. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING it is a common fact of American student life. And in any event, most campus-based social events are priced to meet student needs. Others believe that the reason Chinese find acculturation difficult is somewhat more complex. Fundamentally, few Chinese
47、see the chance to study in the United States for what it is: a once in lifetime opportunity to get to know another country from the inside. Chinese students typically focus so single-mindedly on their studies that they lose sight of the larger picture, that is, their ultimate role as cultural interp
48、reters between their homeland and the United States. To be sure, a Chinese students service as an engineer or biologist is integral to Chinas continued economic construction, but his or her ability to bridge the divide-or often, the perceived divide-between two distinct cultures is perhaps even more
49、 important over the long run. Today, only a small fraction of the Chinese students who have studied in the United States have returned to China, a proof of both the academic and professional success of Chinese students in the United States and the openness of the society in which they found this success. The contributions Chinese students have made to American life are truly striking. Still, I believe that the next generation of Chinese students in the
